Each year, the gallery world (and fashion world, and music world, and sometimes sports and movie worlds, for good measure) converge in Miami Beach for the annual celebration of contemporary art that is Art Basel Miami Beach. This year, Vanity Fair brought its portrait studio to the mix at Casa Faena, where champagne maker Perrier-Jouët set up shop for three days, enlisting theatrical designer Simon Hammerstein to give the space a makeover as “L’Eden by Perrier-Jouët.” Click through to see the guests in all their Miami Beach glory.

As the Weeknd’s fame grew, the Toronto-based R&B singer managed to do something not everyone can do—he stayed mysterious. He refused interviews, keeping up a minimal social-media presence that drove fans mad with curiosity. Of course, he’s more exposed now, with a few Grammys and hit singles under his belt—but the man born Abel Tesfaye still keeps social output minimal. And he still doesn't do very many interviews. As the Weeknd gets ready to release his third studio album, Starboy, on November 25, let’s look back at some of the enigmatic musicians who paved the way for him. From protecting their artistic integrity to messing with Swedish royals, these artists manage to keep audiences intrigued, always eager for their next big move.

After witnessing the assassination of his boss and mentor Robert F. Kennedy, in 1968, Michael Zagaris turned from politics to photography, as the trauma propelled him into the world of rock music and counterculture. From the Rolling Stones and Lou Reed to Blondie and the Sex Pistols, Zagaris captured the rock scene of the 1970s and 80s as it passed through his hometown of San Francisco. His photographs, one of the last, great unseen rock archives, are showcased in a new book, Total Excess, revealing some of the most candid moments of music’s greatest icons.

Imagine if buildings could talk. What would they say? That’s the premise of photographer Marc Yankus’s new exhibit at Clamp Art in New York, “The Secret Life of Buildings,” which seeks to immortalize the city’s iconic, and often overlooked, architectural triumphs, from the Dorilton apartments to the Flatiron Building. By removing all the “background noise” from his portraits—like neighboring high-rises, cars, and sometimes even pedestrians—Yankus’s work uncovers a surreal beauty to the structures we rush by, unmindful and unaware, every day.